Cityline Church

Our world is filled with sadness, heartache, and imperfection—but it’s also packed with people who are called to make it better. Now’s not the time for you to stand back and wait. Nehemiah responds to God and to the unique thing that God had put on his heart and it changed the broken world that surrounded him. Our wreckage is an opportunity to re-focus, to restructure and to rebuild. God is inviting us, not just to believe in the impossible, but to be a part of it. You can’t do everything but you can do something.

Our world is filled with sadness, heartache, and imperfection—but it’s also packed with people who are called to make it better. Now’s not the time for you to stand back and wait. Nehemiah responds to God and to the unique thing that God had put on his heart and it changed the broken world that surrounded him. Our wreckage is an opportunity to re-focus, to restructure and to rebuild. God is inviting us, not just to believe in the impossible, but to be a part of it. You can’t do everything but you can do something.

Our world is filled with sadness, heartache, and imperfection—but it’s also packed with people who are called to make it better. Now’s not the time for you to stand back and wait. Nehemiah responds to God and to the unique thing that God had put on his heart and it changed the broken world that surrounded him. Our wreckage is an opportunity to re-focus, to restructure and to rebuild. God is inviting us, not just to believe in the impossible, but to be a part of it. You can’t do everything but you can do something.

Our world is filled with sadness, heartache, and imperfection—but it’s also packed with people who are called to make it better. Now’s not the time for you to stand back and wait. Nehemiah responds to God and to the unique thing that God had put on his heart and it changed the broken world that surrounded him. Our wreckage is an opportunity to re-focus, to restructure and to rebuild. God is inviting us, not just to believe in the impossible, but to be a part of it. You can’t do everything but you can do something.

Even though we are all flawed, we can pursuehealthy relationships with those closest to us when we are willing to own our part in resolving conflicts, communicating effectively, walking in grace and humility, forgiveness and in working together. Creating boundaries in relationships is a step towards healthy relationships.

Restoring trust takes time. It’s a process that requires both an accurate understanding and an appropriate application of the principle of forgiveness. Forgiveness is essential to healthy relationships, families and spiritual communities. When we refuse to forgive, pockets of anger and bitterness begin to form in the depths of our hearts and that affects and shapes how we see God, others and ourselves. But you can’t begin to move in this direction until you know what the words ” trust” and “forgiveness” really mean.

Conflict is inevitable when it comes to our relationships... but there is more going on than just personality differences, there are things going on within us that have to be addressed. Often because these things go un-attended, we end up doing things in our relationships that creates more conflict. Fair fighting is a way to manage conflict and the feelings that come with it effectively. How can we engage in a way that is fair for all involved, how do we respect and honor instead of push buttons and hurt others? Strive to fight fair in all of your relationships.

In times of conflict, I will fight for unity, not for personal victory. We don’t fight to win; we fight for resolution. We fight for a healthy, thriving growing relationship.

Communication- words are important in relationships. Much of our relational  mishaps are because of communication breakdown. The words we say, when we  say them, and how we say them can make or break relationships. Words build up  or they tear down. How to better communication, tools for, words matter, what is  the root cause of reckless words? How do we choose our responses wisely? We  have the tendency to avoid truth telling in our relationships... Learning to have  difficult conversations where truth is told but it is told with grace. Give practical  and biblical ways to help us navigate crucial conversations so that we can have  healthy relationships. What are you planting in your relationships? You will grow  whatever you are planting

Even though we are all flawed, we can pursue healthy relationships with those closest to us when we are willing to own our part in resolving conflicts, communicating effectively, walking in grace and humility, forgiveness and in working together. Becoming better couples, parents, children, and friends is possible. So, let's learn how to get better at being imperfect together.

Through the life and example of Daniel we can learn from the example of someone who has gone before us who was able to persevere in a corrupt culture that doesn’t really look much different than our own at the end of the day. Like Daniel, you and I can be people who reflect the loving kindness of a good God.